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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2010
Brian Allen Blair, Richmond, KY (US);
Dustin Daniel Fichter, Lexington, KY (US);
Derek Masami Inouye, Lexington, KY (US);
Jeffrey Lawrence Tonges, Versailles, KY (US);
Edward Lynn Triplett, Lexington, KY (US);
Brian Allen Blair, Richmond, KY (US);
Dustin Daniel Fichter, Lexington, KY (US);
Derek Masami Inouye, Lexington, KY (US);
Jeffrey Lawrence Tonges, Versailles, KY (US);
Edward Lynn Triplett, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A system for positioning and feeding media in an image forming device according to one embodiment includes a raisable lift plate having a top surface for receiving a stack of media sheets and a pick mechanism for feeding the media sheets into a media feed path. The system further includes a drive transmission having a single input, a first output connected to the pick mechanism for driving the pick mechanism, a second output connected to the lift plate for raising the lift plate, a first clutched gear connected to the first output of the drive transmission, and a second clutched gear connected to the first clutched gear and the second output of the drive transmission. The second clutched gear has an engagement opposite the first clutched gear. A single motor is connected to the input of the drive transmission for raising the lift plate and driving the pick mechanism.